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Opinion

Morning Poll: Have You Been Bitten By the Notorious Itch Mite?

By ARLnow.com
Suspected oak mite bite (courtesy photo)

ARLnow was the first local news outlet to report on the mysterious, highly itchy bug bites many residents were reporting.

Following our article two weeks ago, the bites — red, relentlessly itchy and lasting up to two weeks — have become the talk of the town. Our reporting has been echoed by TV stations, the Post, national outlets, and our friends at PoPville.

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News

Morning Notes

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Langston Blvd Plan Meets Resistance — “Following this May’s release of area planning maps and a presentation on density from consultant AECOM, a furious screed was published by Lyon Village Civic Association president John Carten. Though the process is still in the community engagement phase that precedes concrete recommendations, the hint of possible changes in the General Land Use Plan prompted the Lyon Village group to predict a parade of horribles.” [Falls Church News-Press]

New Clarendon Apartment Building Sold — “Trammell Crow Residential has sold the Alexan Earl, a 333-unit multifamily building at 1122 N. Hudson St., to Lincoln Property Co. for $192 million… The Earl represents the first phase of the long-planned Red Top Cab redevelopment… Shooshan continues to plan for the second phase, a roughly 250-unit building fronting Washington Boulevard at the intersection with 13th Street North. It expects to start demolition this fall.” [Washington Business Journal]

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Coronavirus Cases Still Rising in Arlington, But Hospitalizations Remain Low

By ARLnow.com

The bad news is that the rate of new coronavirus cases in Arlington continues to rise. The good news is that few people are getting seriously ill from the disease.

The trailing seven-day average of new Covid cases in the county is now up to 32, the highest point since mid-April, when getting vaccinated still required proof of eligibility. On Friday, 42 new cases were reported, the highest one-day total since April 9.

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New Aquatics Center Expected to Open This Month

By ARLnow.com
The Long Bridge Park Aquatics and Fitness Center (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

The new Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center “should open later in this month,” a county spokeswoman tells ARLnow.

The long-planned, $60 million center near Crystal City is preparing to make its debut as a destination for lap swimmers, casual pool users and fitness buffs alike. A formal announcement of its impending opening is imminent, we’re told.

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Traffic

Get Ready for a Nine-Day Closure of Glebe Road

By ARLnow.com
N. Glebe Road bridge over Pimmit Run (photo courtesy VDOT)

Update at 3:25 p.m. — The closure has been extended due to flooding at the construction site.

All lanes of N. Glebe Road between Military Road and Chain Bridge Road, in the northern tip of Arlington, will be closed for construction starting Friday.

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Morning Notes

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Fallen Pentagon Officer Remembered — “George Gonzalez was a proud New Yorker, ever loyal to his home turf of Brooklyn and the New York Yankees. He was also a proud Army veteran, having served a ferocious tour at the height of the Iraq War, always mindful of his comrades who didn’t come home. And he was a proud police officer, like his older brother, having served as an airport security agent, a federal jail guard and finally a Pentagon police officer.” [Washington Post]

DCA Passenger Traffic Still Down — “The airport’s passenger count in July was down 35.2 percent from the same month in 2019… The biggest challenge facing Reagan National will be an ongoing dearth of business travel. While some airline executives are expecting to see some rebound this fall, the U.S. Travel Association predicts that business-travel spending will not be back to pre-pandemic levels until 2024.” [Sun Gazette]

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Most-Read Arlington Stories of the Week: August 6, 2021

By ARLnow.com
Photos from a homecoming greeting at Glebe Elementary School for Arlingtonian and Olympic silver medalist Torri Huske (via ACFD/Twitter)

A half-decent weekend is on tap before another stretch of hot and humid weather next week.

We’re approaching the time of the year when it seems like everybody is on vacation. That will include some ARLnow staff next week — expect a reduced publishing schedule Thursday and Friday as a result.

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Firefighters Douse Flaming Garbage in Front of Gunston Middle School

By ARLnow.com

(Updated 4:25 p.m.) Local firefighters handle all sorts of hazards. Today, one such hazard was a flaming pile of garbage.

The rubish’s rapid oxidation happened around noon today in front of Gunston Middle School, near Arlington Ridge. The blazing bags of refuse were reportedly dumped by a trash truck after the driver noticed smoke and flames coming from the back.

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ACPD: Combative Theft Suspect Arrested After Striking Officer

By ARLnow.com
File photo

A D.C. man is in jail after allegedly stealing a cell phone and hitting a police officer on the head.

The incident happened around 11:15 a.m. Thursday in Clarendon and drew a large police response. The Arlington County Police Department says they were called after a 37-year-old man stole a cell phone from someone he knew and refused to return it.

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Around Town

Open Houses in Arlington This Weekend

By ARLnow.com
3530 6th Street S.

Although the number of homes for sale is down this week from last, you can still find plenty of open houses across Arlington this weekend.

Before taking a look at a few of them, let’s check out the numbers. In the past four weeks, there have been 176 new listings, giving us a total of 654 homes for sale, according to Homesnap. That includes 423 condos, 191 single-family homes and 40 townhomes.

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